House Proceeding 03-04-09 on Mar 4th, 2009 :: 0:05:00 to 0:05:45
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Steve Scalise: writing. the speaker pro tempore: are there further one-minute requests? for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? >> to address the house for one the speake??pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as we start to debate the budget that was submitted last week, i think a lot of americans

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Speech By: Steve Scalise

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Steve Scalise: country and a lot of people here in this chamber have some very serious concerns about the direction that this admistration seems to be taking us in. this rampant spending and tax increases are dangerous to our country and our economy at a time when we're having trouble and difficulties all across this land. e last thing we need is a $1.4 trillion tax increase, over $600 billion of which

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Steve Scalise: would fall on the backs of every small business owner in this country and over $600 billion in the form of a carbon tax, a tax on energy, that every consumer in this country would pay in higher utility rates. this is surely not the time to be raising taxes to the tune of over $1.4 trillion on the backs of small businesses and families across this country. we need to go in a better direction and we'll be

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Steve Scalise: proposing that and hopefully